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Station building was completed and we moved into what we 

 considered a very well equipped and convenient chemical labor- 

 atory. From this time on till 1895, nearly all the chemical work 

 was done by Mr. Merrill and myself in two rooms of this build- 

 ing. In 1895 the Station made some dietary studies in co-opera- 

 tion with the United States Department of Agriculture, and an 

 assistant chemist was secured to do this work. 



In 1896 good fortune befell our director and he was called 

 to take a like position in one of the largest stations in the coun- 

 tr}-. This call we considered a great compliment not only to 

 the man but to the Station and to the State as well; but, of 

 course, we felt the-loss most keenly of one with whom we had 

 been closely associated for so many years not only in our work 

 but outings also, and it seemed as though the Station which 

 had attained such a good standing under his guidance must also 

 feel the loss. The trustees, however, in filling the position made 

 vacant by Professor Jordan's going, were extremely fortunate 

 in selecting a man whose training and ideas of what a Station 

 should be coincided so well with those of his predecessor, con- 

 sequently the work went on almost without interruption. With 

 the coming of Prof. Woods considerable more food of man 

 work was added which necessitated the appointment of two 

 assistant chemists. 



Since that time the chemical force has varied somewhat with 

 the amount of work there was to do, but at no time has there 

 been less than four and sometimes as many as seven men in 

 the laboratories. 



In 1889 a fine new office for the Director and a chemical 

 laboratory for the food work was added to our building. As 

 time has gone on the chemical work required on account of the 

 inspections has greatly increased ; not only has the fertilizer 

 work increased about four-fold, but two new inspections, feeds 

 and food and drugs, have been added. Upward of 600 sam- 

 ples of feeds and 800 to 1,000 samples of food and drug ma- 

 terials are examined each year. We have now four well equip- 

 ped chemical laboratories, any one of which is larger than the 

 one we first occupied in Fcrnald Hall. The work of the chemical 

 department aside from the inspections has been largely along 

 the line of plant and animal nutrition investigations. Some of 

 this work has been planned and carried out by the department 

 itself, but considerable of it has been done in conjunction with 



